Table 3.

Trial outcomes

	Tamponade+misoprostol (n=57)		Misoprostol alone (n=59)		Relative risk (95% CI)	p Value
Primary outcome
Recourse to invasive surgery or death	9/57	(16)	4/59	(7)	2.33 (0.79 to 7.14)	0.238
Secondary outcomes
Artery ligations	4/57	(7)	3/59	(5)	1.38 (0.32 to 5.89)	0.714
Uterine compressive sutures	2/57	(3)	0		NA
Hysterectomy	4/57	(7)	1/59	(2)	4.14 (0.48 to 35.93)	0.203
Transfer to intensive care unit	10/57	(17)	8/59	(14)	1.29 (0.55 to 3.04)	0.614
Total blood loss more than 1000 mL	43/54	(80)	31/59	(52)	1.52 (1.15 to 2.00)	<0.001
Transfusion	23/57	(40)	16/59	(27)	1.49 (0.88 to 2.51)	0.170
Maternal death	6/57	(10)	1/59	(2)	6.21 (0.77 to 49.98)	0.059

Values are number with outcome/number in group (percentage) unless stated otherwise.